Backpacking and Exploring the Magnificent and Desolate Kingston Wilderness of the Mojave Desert
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2023
- Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #753
Date of adventure: 9/29/23
My sister and I decided to go backpacking right in our own backyard -- just 30 miles from our house, in the vast and desolate Kingston Wilderness. These mountains are virtually off the radar, so there's no crowds...just breathtaking beauty, funky old homesteads, and wide open skies.
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Hi, Sarah. The mud tubes are made by termites. They don't have a tough exoskeleton that protects them from heat and dessication so they build the tubes to access their food. The 'seed pod' plants are desert trumpet, a species of buckwheat. Scientific name is Eriogonum inflatum because the stems inflate. I think a type of wasp uses the stem as a nursery for its larvae. One of my favorite scientific names is of a variety of desert trumpet that doesn't inflate- Eriogonum inflatum var. deflatum. The caterpillars are sphinx moths, those hummingbird-like moths active around dusk. The Chinese lantern-looking plants are a type of ground cherry, a member of the potato, tomato, nightshade family, like datura.
Thanks, Eric.
Thank you for posting all the interesting information
sounds like I can eat the trumpets?
Very nice depiction of the plant life Sarah pointed out. This is why her community is so great. So many good people who leave informative comments. Glad you are a subscriber. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I was going to say termites and so now I feel very intelligent 🤓
You've outdone even yourself on this one.
An absolute masterpiece of an episode.
A perfect A plus in dialogue,music,and of course the magnificent scenery.
You will have a hard time ever topping this one,but I know you will try.
Wonderhussy you the greatest,in you tube channels
I came here to say the same...! Wonderhussy Productions has certainly blossomed, the production of this video is some of the best "amateur" work I've seen. I know she doesn't read comments so I'm telling it to you 😄
Completely agree! It is a masterpiece. Thank you WH !
I want to thank you for making these videos. I also loved adventure, I was a avid mountain biker, hiker, rollerblader, ice hockey player. All of that was taken away from me due to a accident that rendered me a quadriplegic. I fight every day with the question why I am still here. I just want you to know, I mentally take my adventure through your eyes, and videos, of course. So, please keep it up! Thank you again.
I grew up in the Mojave desert and I am 65 years old. The Mojave is beautiful and there is a lot to see . Wish I could have been there with you two. Thanks for the video.
You sssooo put us there with you. Love this ❤
You and your sister are so fortunate to have each other!
Nice to see you and your sister enjoying the outing together. Stay safe.
Lovely place! The Fremont Cottonwoods are native and the smaller tree by the cabin is a Siberian Elm. It is non-native (brought by settlers for shade) but not harmful to the environment. The trees provide awesome cover for birds and other desert inhabitants. The large yellow-flowered plants are Goldenweed, also known as 'Bee Bush' because the bees love them. The pretty little yellow flowers are called Manybristle Chinchweed, and The 'Dr. Seuss' plants are Desert Trumpet Buckwheat. The orange flowers are Desert Globemallow.
You are a wealth of knowledge!
So good to see your sister joining you on this adventure!
Yes! More Eliza please!
I so look forward to Wednesday for my Wonderhussy fix. Such a great storyteller with such great stories to tell. Thanks Sarah for all your hard work. Cheers from Citrus County Florida!
Cheers from Meaipe ES Brasil!
@@MrRoughknucklescheers from Cleveland Ohio, USA.
Cheers from Sandoval County New Mexico
Fellow Floridian here! When she said we would find those “baby” mountains huge she wasn’t lying!
This may be one of my favorite Videos from you! Very well dictated and sisters hanging out is pretty cool!
Within 60 seconds I am mesmerized with your content.... You could sell ice to eskimos.... YOUR THE BEST EVER !!!
You know you are a highly creative and imaginative person when you and your bestie, who happens to be your sister, just go for a drive down the road and you turn it into one of the best 31 minutes in the online universe! That skyscape vision captured was literally out of this world! It shows that content does not need to be elaborate to be beautiful, and stimulating!
Sarah and Sister,
That's a Fremont Cottonwood you thought might have been planted.
That sign about the Chief is so interesting a part of American History, it's a shame it hasn't been kept in good condition.
There must have been people who cared for it to have been put there, and now it's deteriorating
That place is so nice, this neglect really makes me sad..
When I traveled the U.S. in 68 and 69, it was places like this that were important to me, because you get a picture of wonderful but
not as well known areas that add to our heritage.
At least you have shared it with your sister.
Way to go!
Rik Spector 81but still enjoying life!
Such a wonderful video, love the video, sunset, moonrise , so peaceful! Great job on this one, makes me me think of my younger days, taking my kids camping. I’m a little envious of your adventures. Thank you WH, I love your videos and adventures! Thank you thank you thank you!
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Beautiful video! It reminds me of my mother who loved to hike mountains, deserts and everything in between but her favorite place to hike was deserts. She could name every flower, tree, as well as weeds and land formations, if they had names, she came across. She is no longer with us but I hope if there is something beyond this life she is hiking to her heart’s content. ❤
What a gorgeous place! Thanks for taking us along! 🙂
It's really nice to see that your sister isn't as video shy as she has been in the past,we need to see her more
If you don't mind...a wee plant tutorial. The sage-type plant is called "rabbit brush" or chamisa. The lovely little orange red flowers are globe mallow. I once lived in a high desert valley in Utah and these were common plants of many desert areas.
Watching it twice.... such a great little adventure flick!!!
Love the flowers that smell like Indian food. :-)) Love the cabins.
There are several apps you can use to identify plants/flowers. You just hold your phone up to the plant and it will identify it for you. You won't have to lug a book around with you!
Next episode WH discovers Poison ivy 😮
The seek app is a good one
If she did that it would reduce engagement in the comments. I like to search the comments for answers to her questions.
Such a wonderful place and only 34 miles away. Sometimes gold is right under your nose 👃 ✨️.
I'm really surprised the coyotes didn't come calling being that far from civilation. Lovely video and thanks taking us along with you, sarah.
Thanks for sharing your time with Sarah in the beautiful desert. The two springs were amazing. Nicely produced with rich content.
This may seem weird, but if I lived where you did, around Thanksgiving or Christmas, I'd bring a bunch of my friends and family up to one of those old cabins... have a deck the halls party, set up to cook, bringing the baked goods seperatly if I couldn't there, and have a classic blast! holiday music, a projector and a sheet for an in the desert Holiday movie!
Now THAT would be one hell of a fun video!
That 2nd cabin looks big enough for the whole town! call it, thr Tecopa grange...😁
WH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HUMOR AND WISDOM!
Omgosh. You guys are doing exactly what I’d so love to be doing. In the middle of a desert, no obligations, just the right amount of creature comforts and a companion to wander around at the whim of the eyeball… Thanks for this vid!!
Great video. Nice that your sister Eliza likes to hike with you, she isna cutie also! Maybe she'll say hi sometime and chat with us too!
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Excellent video. Great storytelling!
It is a plant taxonomic classification paradise out there! In college I needed an upper division science course to graduate so since I almost failed genetics, I found keying out wild desert plants much more interesting than keying out human beings. The yellow flower is indigenous to the Mojave and is of the asteraceae family which makes it related to the desert sunflower. It is called geraea canescens. The trees are also native. This is why there are laws in some states against planting non-native plants in the desert. Cross pollination creates turmoil among the native desert plant species and you never know what you're going to end up with.
WOW. 1,000th and its only 1 minute. Good Job Girl !
One of my favorites videos from you! Beautiful scenery and narration!
Hussey is like fine wine..❤
When you went into those two cabins, I was actually surprised that they hadn't been refurbished into one of those "volunteer" cabins you find all through that area.
That clear spring was pretty awesome. I bet, after it was filtered, it would have tasted refreshing.
I love the Autumn in the desert.
This was a very special video. Just wonderful. I wish I was there to rest my mind.
Wonderhussy never missed a book report in High School.
The horse thieves swigged on mescal firewater🔥🌊, no whiskey for them.😎
"In the desert, on a horse w/no name.."
Nice catch of the Kingston Range.
Very magical place.
How nice to ring in Fall in such a magical space. Well done.
"I don't want to mess with that today" what a great quote! Cool to see you and your sister spending some time together.
Thank you for the nice crisp Mojave Desert morning with your nice sis. Love your storytelling.
It's Nature's way... 👍🐾
The stuff you called Jimson weed is also called sacred datura!
Last SUPERMOON of the year.
Glad you had a super time
That sunset to sunrise sequence was awesome! Lucky you!
15:18 The MORRvair sticker from Matts off road recovery in Hurricane Utah. The yellow car on the right side.
What a nice video. You've become a great story teller and film maker Sarah.
TBH Sarah! Your little adventures 1st had me because you're a gorgeous woman that's REALLY free-spirited, which I love! But it's that love of 'your' deserts that eventually intrigued me more. That part of the USA just seemed like nothingness!... now it's a world of true beauty 🎉❤
Low key one of your best videos.
My absolute FAVORITE video of yours, and I have seen them all! Thanks Sarah Jane!!!!❤
You should come to Big Island Hawaii this winter. Rent a car tour the island. Come see the Volcano ! Go swimming with Green Sea Turtles in Hilo bay. Swim with Manta Rays in Kona. ❤
Sarah: That craggy tree I believe is a Mesquite. I was yelling at my screen trying to tell you to grab the dead branches for your BBQ. The best!!! You are so freaking talented. I always jones as I wait for another dose of Sarah!
Cool to see the Desert Sisters together on an adventure :-)
Study up on the desert plant life Sarah! Bet there are some compelling stories in there too! ;-)
Your artistic skills just keep getting better and better💘🥰🙏
the scenery was beautiful and It was great too see you and your sister camping together that was special stay safe and wild and free
Those morning colors are AMAZING!!🤯❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
A Desert Stroll A beautiful sunset at camp,then full moon,carpet of stars.Great family vibes on nature hike.A keen eye is a family trait. Funny how we always relate olfactory like a dog, wild animal...all the food and spices scent the desert plants emit...sharing their secrets.Inspiring ladies!
This was such a nice video! I love the narration of how the sun was setting and the time-lapses!
Wow! 😲
That sunset and that moon.. then the early morning sunrise was soooo beautiful!!
Absolutely splendid. 👏🏼😎
It is so nice of you to pick up the trash and mylar balloons.. I just despise those g.d. litterbuggers. 😒
Great video. The jimsonweed also known as moonflower or datura is indeed a psychedelic but is also highly dangerous and deadly.
Also, that's so nice that you call your sister your best friend.
Old Boy found a little piece of paradise there at Crystal Spring.
You really did good on this video. This is another keeper. Thank you.
Thanks for the adventure.
I'm only a little bit psychic, but I strongly sense that their Dad watches over these two girls and is with them in spirit and really enjoys their adventures in nature together from The Other Side. I strongly suspect that he would be overjoyed if their Mom tagged along with them once in a while too. Don't be shy, Mom! She is very intriguing, living up there in the California Redwoods like a mysterious mystic. Love you too, Mom!
One of your best videos ever, The moon rise and the sun rise were amazing!
One of the top adventurers you have done . The reason you were with your sister! Just the two of you and the beautiful landscape in the desert ❤😮😅😊❤
Thank you Sarah
Its great that you can get a little R n R 'rest and recreation', hike and explore with your sister and also make a video about it. And the plant biodiversity in that little desert area is off the charts....take care and travel on !!
Check your right headlight! ☝️❤
Love that you shared with us. Thank you Sarah, good one ✌️
That bush you were stroking, the Dr. Seuss, some people say its an indicator of gold.
Thank you, thank you both for this truly beautiful video! Your "blather" was amazing and thank WS for inciting you to do this trip!!!
That sunrise was amazing. Supernatural!
Very beautiful out there! You are so lucky to have your sis for moments like these. This is one of your best !
Very nice. Im glad you got to have this relaxing time with your sister. Take time to enjoy life.
Cannot beat Mother Nature.
I remember back about 1952 or 1953 in Edmonds, Wash. it was a year the caterpillars come out and there were thousands
of them climbing up the side of our old house. I am about age 8 or 10. Maybe they wanted on the other side to get at my
granddads raspberry plants so just decided to walk over the house instead of going around. It was quite a sight.
Im enjoying experiencing the Mojave desert thru your eyes, as you point out so many objects of natural beauty. Well done WH!
I miss my sister 💕
Beautiful video!
The newspaper clipping you picked up had a zip code on it. The zip code began to be used in 1963. 92410 would be San Bernardino, CA
Im loving this video; I have a National Geographic adventure atlas and I’ve put my finger on this range countless times so, thank you for showing me the beauty of the area:-)
I love that you say that landscape is “beautiful”
Something awful happened at Horse Thief Spring cabin in the 1930's. A local mine boss came home and shot his wife with a shotgun then walked out in the yard and shot himself, leaving behind two young kids. There are old newspaper reports about it. I've camped there and it's very spooky at night.
What a wonderful video and camping trip. My sisters and I go camping, kayaking and fishing together. Thanks for sharing!
Great video ladies! Always love your adventures! Hi from Wisconsin!
What a great outing, not too far from home, right in your own backyard. It seemed very relaxing for you two! ❤. Definitely relaxed me .
I really enjoyed your exploration of the Kingston wilderness/Mojave desert. It was beautiful and amazing! Thank you!
Sarah, you are a great storyteller! I tune in just to hear your stories and sometimes, your wild adventures! Keep it up you do a great job!
I LOVE seeing you and your sister out there. In ALL these videos, over years, I've seen her more here than ever and enjoying things with YOU. I love my sis so very much and I hope you two are as close. 🙂 Super video WH. 👍👍
Outstanding photography in this episode. The beauty of the area was capture professionally for-sure.
C',om everyone...... Give this young lady a BIG 'OL THUMBS UP!!! 🙂
Good show 👍
So nice to see you and elusive Eliza out together again.
Awesome sunrise!
I want to thank your sister for joining you.its nice to see you together
That was a Beautiful Sunset, Moon Rise...And Sunrise with overcast ...Thanks for the spectacular visuals!!!
Okay, Kid. This is what I watch your channel for. 12:10 onward. The rest was the set-up. This is art.
VERY VERY COOL YOU 2 GETTING OUT TOGETHER AND ENJOY YOUR TERRITORY..STAY AWESOME..THANK YOU
I really really enjoyed this episode of you and your sister exploring, back packing and camping Huss! One of my fan fav's!!! Any time you camp out in that beautiful wilderness, I just love it and envy you! So serine and enjoyable to watch. 😊❤ Thank you! 🌹😊🩷
Now that’s what I call a backyard! Absolutely stunning! Thanks for the views 💛
I'm not a huge fan of the desert, but liked it in early spring and mid fall. Very informative and beautifully photographed. Thanks for sharing.
It's so fascinating to me.. Sarah gave me an obsession for it by showing its beauty..id never go in summer, but would like to go I fall/winter
Such beautiful country